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Elizabeth WHEELER
(Jesse G.
Wheeler 1).
Please see Biography of Elizabeth Wheeler
Born
on 12 Aug 1826 in Spartanburg County South Carolina.4 Edwards
Family Bible. Elizabeth died in Spartanburg County South Carolina, on 1
Feb 1909; she was 82.5 Buried
in Holly Spring Baptist Church Cemetery Spartanburg South Carolina .
Birth and death
information taken from grave marker. First seven children are found in
1860 census page 415. Four children in 1850 census.
Died in SC insane
hospital.
Obit: J.B. Coley went
to Holly Springs yesterday to attend the funeral of his grandmother, Mrs.
Lizzie Staggs, who died in the Columbia asylum. She was 83 years old.
She leaves ten children: Mr. Nathan, William, Jesse, and Dave Staggs, and
Misses Margaret and Nancy, of Holly Springs. Mrs. Geo. Coley of
Campobello, Mrs. Mary Clement and Mrs. Mollie Leonard of Reidville, SC,
and Mr. Staggs of Texas.
The body was laid
to rest in the Holly Springs cemetery by the side of her husband, Mr. John
Staggs, who died several years ago.
(this was in the
Spartanburg Herald paper dated February 5, 1909 under the Campobello news
section)
Elizabeth married John
Staggs1. Born on 23 Oct 1817 in Spartanburg County South Carolina.
John died in Spartanburg County South Carolina, on 14 Dec 1900; he was
83.5
Census: Household Record
1880 United States Census
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Household:
Name Relation Marital
Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's
Birthplace
John STAGGS Self M
Male W 65 SC SC SC
Mary STAGGS Dau S
Female W 33 SC --- ---
Margret STAGGS Dau
S Female W 32 SC SC SC
Nancey STAGGS Dau S
Female W 28 SC --- SC
Jessee STAGGS Son S
Male W 24 SC SC SC
Nathan STAGGS Son S
Male W 16 SC SC SC
Milly STAGGS Dau S
Female W 13 SC SC SC
David STAGGS Son S
Male W 11 SC SC SC
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Source Information:
Census Place Beech
Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Family History Library
Film 1255240
NA Film Number
T9-1240
Page Number 74B
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They had the following
children:
41
i.
41. Rachel Staggs
(Elizabeth WHEELER2,
Jesse G.1).
Born on 19 Sep 1845. Rachel died on 18 Mar 1911; she was 65. Buried in
Holly Spring Baptist Church Cemetery Spartanburg South Carolina .
Died at age 66.
Rachel married George
W. Coley. Born on 20 Mar 1846. George W. died on 23 Dec 1915; he was 69.
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Household:
Name Relation
Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace
Mother's Birthplace
George W. COLEY
Self M Male W 30 SC SC SC
Rachel COLEY Wife
M Female W 33 SC Farming SC SC
Elizabeth COLEY Dau
S Female W 6 SC SC SC
Robert COLEY Son
S Male W 5 SC SC SC
Ben COLEY Son S
Male W 1 SC SC SC
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Source Information:
Census Place
Campobello, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Family History
Library Film 1255240
NA Film Number
T9-1240
Page Number 96B
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They had the following
children:
i. Lizzie (1873-1951)
ii. David Samuel (1883-1932)
iii. Robert ("Bob") (1885-)
iv. John Ben (1878-1956)
42. Mary Jane
Staggs
(Elizabeth WHEELER2,
Jesse G.1).
Born in 1847.
Lived at Reidville.
Mary Jane married Jim
Clement.
43. Margaret Staggs
(Elizabeth WHEELER2,
Jesse G.1).
Born on 8 Sep 1849. Margaret died on 16 Jul 1920; she was 70.5 Buried
in First Baptist Church Cemetery Campobello South Carolina . She was
never married.
Margaret and her
sister Nancy were both committed to the state hospital at age 71.
44. William J.
Staggs
(Elizabeth WHEELER2,
Jesse G.1).
Born in 1850.
Lived in Reidville,
SC.
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Household:
Name Relation
Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace
Mother's Birthplace
William J. STAGGS
Self M Male W 29 SC Farmer SC ---
Nancey STAGGS Wife
M Female W 21 SC SC SC
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Source Information:
Census Place Beech
Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Family History
Library Film 1255240
NA Film Number
T9-1240
Page Number 74B
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William J. married
Nancy Bruce, daughter of George W. Bruce & Narcissa J. Babb. Born on 18
Apr 1858. Nancy died on 14 Nov 1899; she was 41.5
Nancy died at age 41.
They had the following
children:
i. William
ii. Davis S. (1882-)
iii. Sam R (1883-)
iv. Mary I. (1885-)
v. Unice (1890-)
vi. Bell
45. Nancy Staggs
(Elizabeth WHEELER2,
Jesse G.1).
Born on 25 Apr 1851. Nancy died on 19 Mar 1925; she was 73.5 Buried
in First Baptist Church Cemetery Campobello South Carolina . She was
never married.
Nancy was in SC
state hospital from 1915 til her death in 1925.
46. Millie Staggs
(Elizabeth WHEELER2,
Jesse G.1).
Millie married Tom
Leonard.
Tom Leonard and Louise
Leonard (married to Jess Wheeler Staggs) were brother and sister.
47. John Ben Staggs
(Elizabeth WHEELER2,
Jesse G.1).
Born on 25 Sep 1852. John Ben died in Kaufman North Texas Hospital For The
Insane, on 10 Oct 1935; he was 83. Buried in Long Cemetery Hopkins Co
Texas.
Went to Texas. With
His Aunt Rachael Wheeler Gaines.
Census: 1900 US Census
Texas Kaufman North Texas Hospital for the Insane.
Age48 Male race White
Born SC
Series T623 Roll:1651
Page 202
1910 US Census Texas
kaufmsn 2-Er Terrell
Age 60 Male Race White
Born Unkn
series T624 Roll:1570
Page 156
48. Jesse Wheeler
Staggs
(Elizabeth WHEELER2,
Jesse G.1).1,24 Born
on 20 Jun 1856. Jesse Wheeler died on 18 Nov 1931; he was 75.5 Buried
in Holly Spring Baptist Church Cemetery Spartanburg South Carolina .
Lived at Hollysprings.
Obit: Jessie W. Staggs
Greer, Nov. 18
- Jessie W. Staggs, well known farmer of the Friendship community near
here, died at his home late today.
He is survived
by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Vaughn, Wellford. and Mrs.
Lilly Cooper, of Greer. A brother, Glenn Staggs, of Texas, and a sister,
Mrs. Millie Leonard, of Greer, also survive.
Funeral
services will be held from Holly Springs Baptist church Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Further announcements will be made by John D. Wood,
mortician.
(this was in the
Greenville News paper dated November 19, 1931.)
Jesse Wheeler married
Louise Ellen Leonard1,24.
Born on 5 Apr 1857. Louise Ellen died on 4 May 1959; she was 102.5
They had the following
children:
i. Elizabeth (1888-1980)
ii. Lillie Mae (1891-1980)
49. Ann Staggs
(Elizabeth WHEELER2,
Jesse G.1).
Born in 1868. Ann died on 28 Feb 1901; she was 33. Buried in Holly Springs
Baptist Church Spartanburg South Carolina .
Died at age 33.
Ann married Unknown
Nichols.
They had the following
children:
i. Jammie (1895-)
ii. Grady (1901-)
iii. May (1897-)
iv. Sally (1899-)
v. Bessie (1902-)
50. David C. Or G?
Staggs
(Elizabeth WHEELER2,
Jesse G.1).
Born on 8 May 1869. David C. Or G? died on 2 Feb 1919; he was 49. Buried
in First Baptist Church Cemetery Campobello South Carolina . He was
never married.
51. Samuel Staggs
(Elizabeth WHEELER2,
Jesse G.1).
Samuel Staggs killed
John C. Chapman 26 Jan 1902 according to Spartanburg Co. Corners Report.
O R Edwards said he heard loud noises near his house at the cross roads
and he saw John Chapman and Sam Staggs in a fistacuff. Eugene N?
separated them and Sam Staggs shot and killed John Chapman. O R Edwards
got T W McCart? and J B Morrow to go with him to ? Eugene Norman said he
was lying. This Sam Staggs I believe is David Staggs the son of John
Staggs who is buried at Friendship Baptist Church. Mrs. Hightower called
him littled David and she said he was accused of murdering Jess Chapman.
I have found it to be John Chapman and Samuel Staggs. Samuel was supposed
to have died in a State peniteniary.
52. Nathan Staggs
(Elizabeth WHEELER2,
Jesse G.1).
Born on 7 Dec 1863. Nathan died on 11 Oct 1908; he was 44.5 Buried
in Holly Spring Baptist Church Cemetery Spartanburg South Carolina .
Nathan married Ellen
Wingo. Born on 26 Nov 1868. Ellen died on 16 Jun 1945; she was 76.5
They had the following
children:
i. Alva Jane (Died as Child)
(1894-1898)
ii. John Moss
iii. Ona Bell (1901-)
iv. Saint Elmoe (1902-1967)
v. Merle (1903-)
vi. Ira Jones (1904-1989)
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